A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 226 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (140 miles). The temblor was detected at 06:16:42 / 6:16 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70006tt4. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006tt4. Exact location of event, depth 247.45 km, 143.0283° East, 21.591° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/12/19 / 2019-12-16 20:16:42 / December 16, 2019 @ 8:16 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 247.45 km (154 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 226 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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